This is our theme song, a sprawling, unwieldy singalong about (sub)urban housing and property ownership, with the Church Lady pounding away on the organ at the end. Thanks to Jason McGrath for the ending incantation.
lyrics
Well, my truck broke down back in town
Got to fix my flat and keep movin' on
My neck ain't dry, shirt ain't clean
Head hurts bad and I'm lookin' mean
Got to pay more bills, got to pop more pills
What do I see in front of me?
Well the lawn's cut low: subdivision
Don't park, will tow: subdivision
You can't be po': subdivision
You got what it takes, you got what it takes
You just got to climb up over the gates a-now
Well I met this cat, was looking good
This fact plainly understood
I said "now?" He said "yes."
We got a new position, put it to the test
So we bike on back, try to work my mack
What do I see in front of me?
Oh, I dream of Jeannie
She shows the attendance man her card
This land, where oil and water flow so sweetly,
The neighbors watch on guard
'Cause life is hard
Well I walked my dog, he soiled a log
Sirens and lights, here comes Boss Hog
He said "Son, don't come 'round no more,
I'll drop you back off at the liquor store"
So I aim at his head, and I fill him with lead
Until he's dead in front of me
And do some lines of blow: subdivision
Don't ask, don't know: subdivision
But just say no: subdivision
You got what it takes, you got what it takes
Girl Scout cookies and coffee cakes a-now
Gated Community
Private Property
Public Propriety
Trouble in Tahiti
Climb up over the gates a-now
Subdivision
credits
from Power to My Friends,
released May 15, 2010
words by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community
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Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
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